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Proactive Disclosure
Green Procurement Plan - Part B: Scorecard - Photocopy Paper (multi-purpose)
Legend:
Green: Mandatory specification or fully implemented initiative.
Yellow: Optional specification or partially implemented initiative.
Red: Identified as a potential specification or initiative. Not yet incorporated into GoC procurement.
| INITIATIVES: | Current RFSO |
Future RFSO |
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|---|---|---|---|
Reduction/Reuse |
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| Commodity group has taken action to encourage reduction of paper via print services | Green |
Green |
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| Commodity group has taken action to encourage sharing of surplus supplies. | Green |
Green |
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| Increased use of standing offers will allow better analysis of spending patterns. | Green |
Green |
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| Supplier has corporate social responsibility reporting in place | Green |
Green |
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| Reports on Greenhouse gas emissions | Green |
Green |
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Supplier Engagement |
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| Survey of suppliers to identify environmental features of products. | Green |
Green |
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| Supplier communication to indicate environmental objectives in future years. | Green |
Green |
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| Successful bidders' environmental information available - - within government - publicly |
Green |
Green |
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RFSO GREEN PROCUREMENT CRITERIA |
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Manufacturer's commitment to the environment |
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| Corporate environmental policy in place | Green |
Green |
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| Self-certified environmental management system in place or ISO 14000 or equivalent | Yellow |
Yellow |
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| Manufacturer has history on environmental initiatives. | Green |
Green |
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| Manufacturer has conducted waste audit. | Green |
Green |
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| Manufacturer has plans for environmental improvements. | Green |
Green |
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| Energy and green house gas emission reduction undertaken during manufacturing | Red |
Red |
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| Waste material from manufacturing is recycled | Green |
Green |
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Resource input |
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| 30% pre and post consumer recycled content (100% will also be made available) | Green |
Green |
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| Pulp sourced from a certified forest (i.e. SFI, CSA, FSC, etc) | Green |
Green |
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| Paper is bleached using low/no chlorine (ECF or TCF process) | Green |
Green |
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Product design |
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| Environmental Choice or equivalent certification | Red |
Yellow |
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| Alternative fiber paper available | Red |
Yellow |
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| Paper is bleached using element chlorine free (ECF) | Green |
Green |
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Packaging and Distribution |
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| Bulk deliveries are required under normal conditions. | Green |
Green |
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| Minimize waste/bulk packaging. | Green |
Green |
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| Recycled materials are used to produce the packaging. | Green |
Green |
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| Use of efficiency management software to improve delivery efficiency | Green |
Green |
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| General practice of delivering paper products using minimized fuel consumption | Red |
Green |
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Use and Maintenance |
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| ENERGY STAR products used for office equipment | Red |
Red |
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Consultations |
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| Environmental paper industry and market consultations to be conducted | Yellow |
Green |
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| Consultation with representatives to be conducted (pulp, mill, distributors, etc) | Yellow |
Green |
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